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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

DisappointingApril 2 2007

By
N. Durham
- Published on Amazon.com

Platform for Display: Nintendo DS
Fun:

One of the launch titles for Nintendo's Wii, Rayman Raving Rabbids helped prove just how fun Nintendo's new console can be. Now that it's made it's way to other systems, the game seemed like a nice fit for the DS considering it's touch screen use. Sadly though, unlike what is basically a fun collection of mini-games like we got for the Wii, Rayman Raving Rabbids for the DS is a basic platformer that doesn't have enough steam to make it anything really special. Playing as the Ubi Soft mascot, you traverse your way in a 2-D side scroller with some 3-D backgrounds as you avoid the insane Rabbids and other hazzards. While the Rabbids are still deliriously funny and Rayman himself has a nice set of moves and abilities, the game at it's core is a generic side scrolling platformer with touchy controls, shoddy looking graphics, and the game's short length doesn't help either. Now and then between levels, you'll get to partake in mini-games that offer the nice amounts of fun you'd hope to find here, but it doesn't last long. That being said, Rayman Raving Rabbids isn't a bad game at all, but there's nothing about it that sets it apart from other platformers either, and it's nowhere near as fun as the Wii version.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

A nice diversion.Dec 6 2007

By
Sherrie L. Redden
- Published on Amazon.com

Platform for Display: Nintendo DS
Fun:

I really love this game. I have problems with the console games, almost all of them, especially the ones where you move quickly, make me dizzy and sick to my stomach. With this game, I get to play a game similiar to the console and don't feel cheated because I can't play the Wii. Sometimes I have problems mastering the skills, but that for me makes the game all the more fun. If you don't play the console games or like myself have a hard time with them due to eye sight, this is the game for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Bunnies don't platform?Nov. 6 2014

By
Ryan Sil. (Gamer & PC/Android indie dev)
- Published on Amazon.com

Platform for Display: Nintendo DS

Rayman Raving Rabbids may have been a silly party minigame collection on the Nintendo Wii, but on the road trip, it's a whole different story. This is a full-on action-platformer like Rayman's previous adventures! The Game Boy Advance version of Raving Rabbids was also a platformer, but believe it or not, the transition to DS was not a port of that. In fact, if you have played Rayman 2, you'll be happy to know that Rayman Raving Rabbids on DS is molded in the same exact game engine, complete with the menus, font, and Rayman's old character model!

With that said, Rayman is as fluid as he was in that title. However, the game's structure is radically different: This is entirely a 2.5D affair, which is probably a good thing since the D-Pad is not exactly suited to 3D games. Oddly, Rayman Raving Rabbids plays the platforming levels very straight; all you have to do is reach the end of the level (You don't even have to worry about gathering numbers of Lums), and the stage is done. Well, part of it, anyway. You also have to deal with a brief minigame and a touch-screen-orientated segment per level.

The levels are arguably kinda simplistic in comparison to the almighty Italian plumber's offerings, but they are still fun in their own right. The Rayman 2 control feels great, and you can even shoot Lums that you collect, as well as use Rayman's fists! Speaking of, the game does a good job at constantly giving you new abilities to use for future purposes. Rayman can fly with his hair, swim, swing across via Purple Lums, and wear goofy costumes for supernatural powers.

After completing a level, you play a minigame. These minigames, unlike the ones on Wii, are utter crap; almost literally as they look like they were made in Adobe Flash in under 20 minutes. Thankfully, they don't even last a minute, and afterwards come the better touch-screen segments. These look similar to the regular platforming levels, except Rayman runs automatically, and you must manipulate obstacles to keep the limbless one moving. As these pop up, they take more advantage of Rayman's costume powers, but they are still pretty easy.

Well, really, the whole game is rather low on difficulty, but nevertheless, Rayman's only DS original is worthy of picking up if you have some platforming itches you want to scratch.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful

okay, BUT TRUST ME, GET IT AT A CHEAP PRICE!!!!!Nov. 20 2011

A Kid's Review
- Published on Amazon.com

Platform for Display: Nintendo DS
Fun:

Great to unlock 5 or 6 quick pointless minigames but the game is weird.I was expecting a cool platformer/party that you would want to play multiplayer. But The multiplayer mode always breaks on my ds! ( I sware brand new ds no scratches, nothing!)I like the idea of changing elements, and even the poor graphic looking granny helmet, but all in all let me show you my opion:

Pros* minigames don'tsuck but don'trock either

* gameplay makessense, kind of

Cons* I like the "raving rabbids" to be devilishly cute like the wii version,(which still doesn't have a good example of what i'm saying)but this version they look happishly evil and theweird graphics ruins the feel

* platforms are tinier than the character!

* litterally, all you can see is the projectile the enimiesALWAYS hit you with and you always die randomly

But with all this negativity I guess the game wasn't a COMPLETE waste, because it is a fun way to pass time.....

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Returned itDec 18 2008

By
BDG
- Published on Amazon.com

Platform for Display: Nintendo DS
Fun:

My 8 yr son didn't care for this game at all. He said it was boring and hard to play. I didn't question him as he is the DS expert in the house. So we returned the game.